Inhibition of pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase gene expression in Giardia lamblia by a virus-mediated hammerhead ribozyme

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 447-456

  Dan, Meixia ^a   Wang, Alice L ^a   Wang, Ching C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DEXAMETHASONE; HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME; MESSENGER RNA; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; PYRUVIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CELL LINE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIAVIRUS; KETONE OXIDOREDUCTASES; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENOTYPE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA VIRUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034011325     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01863.x     Document Type: Article

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